grep-2.6.2 -Ff hangs on files with empty lines

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From:	Allan McRae
Subject:	grep-2.6.2 -Ff hangs on files with empty lines
Date:	Wed, 31 Mar 2010 09:03:49 +1000
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Hi,

Grep-2.6.2 will hang on "grep -Ff foo bar" if foo contains an emptyline. The bug is new to 2.6.2.


Allan

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